Jai Stephen Courtney is an Australian actor. He started his career with small roles in films and television series before being cast as Charlie in the thriller film Jack Reacher. He then went on to star in A Good Day to Die Hard and I, Frankenstein.
Suicide Squad, Terminator Genisys, A Good Day to Die Hard, Divergent, Insurgent, Jack Reacher, The Water Diviner, I, Frankenstein, Unbroken, Felony, Man Down, The Exception, Boys Grammar
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Spartacus
Star Sign
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My mum is a school teacher and my dad is an electrician.
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I don't know if I'm an action star or if that's just how things are shaping up. I would hate to be boxed into that forever, but it's probably just a strength as far as my type goes, and I'm fine with that.
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I was too young to be an avid enthusiast for the franchise, but like billions of people I remember as a child sitting around with the family on a Friday night with pizza and popcorn and a 'Die Hard' movie on.
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When you're working with people you've seen in hundreds of films... it's a bit crazy to step outside yourself for a minute and think, 'This is surreal.' But I try not to get too bogged down in that.
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I started coming to L.A. as often as I could, for three months on and three months off, because immigration kicks you out after 90 days.
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I was a bit of a show-off in school and loved playing dress-up, and my passion for it just grew as I got older.
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I was always realistic about the fact I wanted to be involved with big films.
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I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well.
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I've always played sport. I played rugby, I was involved in athletics, I played cricket... I'm an outdoors kind of guy.
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Jai was a guest at Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) on June 25, 2015 and revealed that his parents named him after the character Jai from Tarzan (1966).
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Was in a relationship with Gemma Pranita from 2006 to 2014.
After being cast in Spartacus: War of the Damned (2010), he and Andy Whitfield became inseparable and remained so until Whitfield's death in 2011. Courtney remains close to Whitfield's wife and children.
He graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.
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In 2008, Courtney had a lead role in the hit Australian series "Packed to the Rafters" and a guest lead in the popular "All Saints." He was in the comedy feature To Hell & Bourke and several short films.
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